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Arguments in the Anarchists Case Be
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Arguments in the Anarchists Case Be
gun Before the Supreme Court.
lCopyrig, 1887, by he California Associated Iress.l
WASHINGTON, October 27th-ISpecial i
At no time since the meetings of the Elec-
toral Commission was held in the United
States supreme Court, ten years ago, have
lnere oeen such crowds present as to-day
Wnen arguments were submitted on the
appeal OF the Chicago Anarchists for writ
OF error to review the decision of the
Supreme Court of Illinois sentencing them
to death: Seven lives depend upon the de-
clslon OF the Court, and the array of counsel
LOT the condemned men was sufficient to
attract to the Courtroom greater crowd
than was to-day able to gain admittance.
AT IL O'Clock, an hour before the meeting
OF the Court, all the seats allotted to the
pubhc were occupied and many people
Wele standing near the door. The only
representatives OF the Court present for an
hour were the marble justices on the wall.
Almost as many ladies as men were at
tracted by curiosity, and many of them
were obliged TO stand.
BY ll:3O 1t was impossible for any one to
get through the main door to the Court
room. The space reserved for the bar filed
up more gradually. By the time for the
Court to meet large number of prominent
lawyers were assembled. Among them sat
Mrs. Belva Lockwood, with her bonnet on,
but the strings united. ]. Randolph Tucker
was the first to take his seat at the table for
the counsel for petitioners. He was fol-
lowed by General Butler. who wore full
dress SUITE with bright red flower in the
button-hole of his coat. Next came So
lcitor General Jenkins, For several mo-
ments before the Court opened Butler sat,
with Pryor on his left and Tucker on his
right, all busy looking over papers and
law books.
Counsel for the State sat at the table to
the right. The first was the Attorney
General OF Illinois, little man with a
smooth face. Next to him was Assistant
Attorney-General Smith, and District At
torney Grinnell sat at the end of the table.
AT II o'clock the coming of the Court
was announced, and Chief Justice Waite
and all the Associate Justices fled in
through side door and took their places
on the bench. There was stir among the
lawyers, and look of expectancy on the
countenances of the people assem- bled, but
there was no mention of the Anarchists.
MessrS. Butler, Tucker and Pryor put their
heads together and were arranging papers,
as If about to begin their arguments, but
before they had chance to speak argu-
ment was begun in the Louisiana case as
signed Tor hearing today and it was after
o'clock before the Anarchist cases were
taken up.
Randolph P Tucker then proceeded to
address the Court, and occupied upward of
an hour IN his argument. He said it was
only necessary to show that conflict had
arisen; that there was q question whether
the action complained OF was rot repug-
nant TO the Constitution. That was enough
to give this Court jurisdiction. 1t was not
necessary to show this repugnancy, but
only conflict. II there is conflict, then this
Court has jurisdiction, and if it has iuris
lion, then petitioners are entitled TO a writ
as q right.
Mr.. Tucker then proceeded with careful
analysis of the fourteenth amendment, and
attempted to ascertain the meaning of the
words due process of law" He finished
speaking at 50 minutes after o'clock. and
was followed by Attorney-G GeneraI Hunt in
behalf OF the State of Illinois General
Butler will speak to morrow.